Interpreting the Middle East for North Americans—
Interpreting North America for the Middle East

The U.S., Iraq, and the Israeli Occupation of Palestine

7 A Fragile Truce in Lebanon, But No Peace if Hard-Liners Have Their Way—Rachelle Marshall

10 Pressures Mount on Bush to Bomb Iran—Patrick Seale

12 In Sixth Arab-Israeli War, Hezbollah Survives, Israel Loses, Bush Missing in Action—Richard H. Curtiss

14 Hezbollah's Victory Has Transformed the Middle East—George Galloway

14 Surviving the War Was One Thing, Living Its Consequences Is Another—Samaa Abu Sharar

16 Pope Benedict XVI and Islam—John L. Esposito

18 The Kidnapping of Nablus Professor and Journalist Dr. Farid Abu Dhier—Anne Gwynne

19 It's the Palestinian Problem, Stupid—Charley Reese

20 The Terrible Costs of Bush's Reckless "War on Terror"—Delinda C. Hanley

22 Shi'i Moustafa Qazwini Casts Critical Eye on Iraq's Future—Pat and Samir Twair

24 The Unmasking of a Collaborator—Mohammed Omer

26 Creative Resistance: The Nassar Family's "Tent of Nations"—Ben White

28 "Papa, Where Is My Backpack?"—Mohammed Omer

29 Palestine's Teachers: Its Last National Resource—Samah Jabr

37 With Friends Like These...Members of the Scooter Libby Legal Defense Trust's Advisory Committee—Compiled by Janet McMahon

40 Organizations Strive to Enrich Lives of Palestinians Living Under Occupation—Elaine Pasquini

Congress and the 2006 Elections

31 With Notable Exceptions, Congress Rushes to Support Israel's Attack on Lebanon—Shirl McArthur

32 Pro-Israel PACs Putting All Their Chips on Sen. Lincoln Chafee's Democratic Opponent—Janet McMahon

33 Pro-Israel PAC Contributions to 2006 Congressional Candidates

Special Reports

38 Jordanian Ambassador Prince Zeid Among Candidates to Succeed Kofi Annan—Ian Williams

44 Bombing Campaign a Response to Ankara's Kurdish Policies, or "Deep State" Plot?—Jon Gorvett

46 U.N. Force in Lebanon Said to Have "Limited Possibilities"—Lucy Jones

48 Kosovo: Calm Now, But Nervously Approaching Final Status—Peter Lippman

50 As India Awaits Congressional Approval of Nuclear Deal, Musharraf Has His Hands Full—M.M. Ali

78 In Memoriam: Edmund R. (Ned) Hanauer (1938-2006)—Allan C. Brownfeld

Departments

5 Letters to the Editor

42 Books

A Little Piece of Ground
—Reviewed by Sara Powell

43 AET Book Club New Arrivals

52 Southern California Chronicle: Could Aging Dimona Reactor Become an Israeli Chernobyl?—Pat and Samir Twair

54 Northern California Chronicle: Egypt Calls on Nations to Address the "Root Cause of the Middle East Conflict—Elaine Pasquini

56 Christianity and the Middle East: On the International Day of Peace, Israel's Wall Looms Over Bethlehem—Timothy Seidel

58 Israel and Judaism: American Jewish Opinion Divided Over Israel's Role in Lebanon—Allan C. Brownfeld

60 Arab-American Activisms

Bethlehemites Unite
Arab-Jewish Comedy Highlights Journalists ConFab
Illinois Governor Addresses Arab Americans
Virginians Hold Town Hall Meeting

63 Human Rights

War Crimes in Recent Lebanon Conflict
Amnesty International Holds Vigil
Advocating Change for Women in Muslim Countries

65 Muslim-American Activisms

CAIR Counters Al-Qaeda Tape

65 Waging Peace

Protesters Demand End to Israeli Assault on Lebanon
Seattle Protesters Demand End to Israel's War on Lebanon
Protesters Meet Moshe Ya'alon
West Bank Wall: Security or Settlement?
Palestine to Be Represented in World Weighlifting Championships
The Clean Break Plan
Paradox of the Free Press in Egypt

71 Diplomatic Doings

72 The World Looks at the Middle East—Cartoons

73 Other People's Mail

76 Travel Tips: Hilton Hotels in Saudi Arabla: From Fine to Fabulous—Michael Keating

77 Bulletin Board

79 2006 AET Choir of Angels

82 Publishers' Page

49 Index to Advertisers

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